This sentence comes from a five-character quatrain "See" written by Yuan Mei, a writer in Qing Dynasty. The original poem is as follows:
Cowboys ride on the backs of oxen, and songs echo in the forest.
Suddenly want to catch the song of the tree, immediately stop singing and stand by the tree silently.
On the trip, the poet saw a shepherd boy singing on a cow. Suddenly he heard the sound of cicada, so he stopped singing and jumped down from the cow's back to catch cicada. The author happened to see a little thing, so it was named "What I saw". Through the description of the changes of the shepherd boy's movements and demeanor, it shows the shepherd boy's innocent and lively, witty and flexible character and love for nature.
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The first sentence of this poem is plain and without trace. The tone of the second sentence suddenly rose, and the melody suddenly accelerated, forming a climax. One or two sentences describe the innocent, lively, carefree, lovely appearance and happy mood of the little shepherd boy. The word "riding" directly describes the shepherd boy's posture, while the word "vibration" indirectly points out his mood and brings out the shepherd boy's carefree mood.
Continue to describe the expression in three or four sentences. The third sentence is transition, which is posturing. Writing about the psychological activities of the shepherd boy explains his "silence" and is also the turning point of the whole poem. The fourth sentence, plummeting, such as thousands of feet hanging waterfall falling into a deep pool, came to an abrupt end. The word "suddenly" vividly shows the shepherd boy's surprised and alert character when he finds cicadas singing in the tree.
"Suddenly" changed, from loud to quiet, from line to stop, the little shepherd boy closed his eyes and paid attention to the instantaneous expression of cicada, which was full of charm. The verbs "approach" and "stand" vividly describe the innocent expression and childlike wit of a shepherd boy. The whole poem uses pure line drawing techniques, firmly grasps the performance of the little shepherd boy in an instant, vividly writes the clever characteristics of the little shepherd boy, and makes people feel the innocence and cuteness of the little shepherd boy.
This is a poem that reflects children's life. In his poem, the poet praised the little shepherd boy's life picture full of childlike interest. The poet first wrote about the dynamics of the little shepherd boy, and Gao sitting bull's style of singing loudly on his back was so loose and presumptuous; After writing the little shepherd boy's static state, he held his breath and stared at the cicada's expression with special concentration.
The change from dynamic to static is both sudden and natural, vividly depicting the innocent and interesting image of the little shepherd boy. It is in this ups and downs that this poem has achieved great artistic effect. The language of poetry is as clear, plain and natural as words. The next action, how the little shepherd boy catches the cicada, whether he catches it or not, is left to the reader to experience, daydream and think.
By describing the natural environment and social life, this poem directly expresses the feelings of life, which seems carefree, but in fact it entrusts with feelings. This poem is lively and free regardless of meter, and its language is simple and vivid. The peaceful, quiet and picturesque rural scenery it depicts and the lively, free and naive image of a shepherd boy it depicts show the poet's "true temperament".